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Lorwyn: First Light
their homeland in search of wondrous things or simply a place to rest. They are deeply in tune with nature but care little for the smaller denizens around them. At best, this makes a giant aloof and
Lorwyn-Shadowmoor sleeps, it often has vivid, dramatic dreams. Giants see their dreams as powerful augurs or important messages that border on divine inspiration. These giants mark their resting spots
Monsters
Lorwyn: First Light
rest. They are deeply in tune with nature but care little for the smaller denizens around them. At best, this makes a giant aloof and disinterested in the squabbles of boggarts, kithkin, elves, and
. Giants see their dreams as powerful augurs or important messages that border on divine inspiration. These giants mark their resting spots with enormous stone archways to ensure their respites go
Half-Elf
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Basic Rules (2014)
, Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Walking in two worlds but truly belonging to neither, half-elves combine what some say are the best qualities of their elf and human parents: human curiosity
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EXCELLENT AMBASSADORS
Many half-elves learn at an early age to get along with everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground. As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
this adventure’s challenges, you could decide that the fanatics’ ritual is nearly complete, urging the characters to press ahead without resting and resupplying. If this adventure’s threats have
is viable. The characters’ best option is to return to Phandalin and share what they’ve discovered with a knowledgeable ally, such as Gwyn Oresong or Rivibiddel. Shortly after returning to Phandalin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
mental barriers in order to achieve ever greater mastery. Of all peoples, elves are perhaps best suited to wizardry. They have centuries of life to devote to their studies, and their trance effectively
gives them extra time to practice, as lessons learned during study can be reinforced by recalling them during resting periods. The rigidity and studiousness required by wizardry would seem anathema to a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Kobolds tend to be more active at night than during daylight hours, but unlike in a human settlement, there is no time when most of the inhabitants are resting. Warrens are built so that sleeping
best lesson a kobold leader can teach is “I don’t have to be faster than the bear. I just have to be faster than you.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
seems most dramatic to you as DM, but here are some tips to help you choose the best moment.
Storming the Castle Immediately. Aggressive players can assail the castle while it’s on the ground. In
guards, and three dragonclaws (see appendix D for statistics). In addition, Othelstan and the veteran (his lieutenant) ride a pair of wyverns (see area 3).
Dawdling and Resting. Any party that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
dramatic to you as DM, but here are some tips to help you choose the best moment.
Storming the Castle Immediately. Aggressive players can assail the castle while it’s on the ground. In addition to
, Othelstan and the veteran (his lieutenant) ride a pair of wyverns (see area 3).
Dawdling and Resting. Any party that spends an hour or more in the village asking questions, getting a meal or rest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
against the community’s best anglers, all competing to catch the largest fish. Characters who go to the wharf are invited to participate in this popular event and, if they accept, are lent fishing poles and
of Vogler’s best fishers, Mayor Raven, is in their group, along with a dozen other locals. Read the following description when the characters have their fishing gear prepared and are ready to start
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
see the “darkening” up ahead. It’s difficult to see anything clearly within its borders, though you can vaguely make out the outline of a mountain of sunken ships resting on the sea floor, grown over
best to remain at least one hundred feet away from them, the sahuagin immediately attack. Otherwise, they follow and watch from a distance, allowing the characters to spring any potential traps or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
room, which is lit by a brazier of hot coals. A large bed rests in one corner, a desk in another. Resting atop the desk is a handsome, iron-banded chest secured with a sturdy padlock.
Unless she is
a true believer, and the best that the characters can hope for is that their prisoner eventually stops berating and insulting them. “Your cause is hopeless. My friends will devour you, and your pitiful little attempts to deny the majesty of Tiamat will amount to nothing.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
room, which is lit by a brazier of hot coals. A large bed rests in one corner, a desk in another. Resting atop the desk is a handsome, iron-banded chest secured with a sturdy padlock.
Rezmir
, and the best that the characters can hope for is that their prisoner eventually stops berating and insulting them. “Your cause is hopeless. My friends will devour you, and your pitiful little attempts to deny the majesty of Tiamat will amount to nothing.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
their lairs inside the hulls of wrecked or abandoned ships. Best of Both Worlds Many hags settle in places where the barriers between the mortal world and the Feywild are thin, making it easy for
her final resting place. If she is outmatched, or wants to vacate her lair quickly for some other reason, she uses a mix of her innate spellcasting, rare magic, guile, and the assistance of minions to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
things or simply a place to rest. They are deeply in tune with nature but care little for the smaller denizens around them. At best, this makes a giant aloof and disinterested in the squabbles of
vivid, dramatic dreams. Giants see their dreams as powerful augurs or important messages that border on divine inspiration. These giants mark their resting spots with enormous stone archways to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, sheltering it as best they can with their leafless boughs. Guardian Treant The largest tree growing in front of the entrance is a treant. It awakens when one or more creatures approach the entrance and
a successful one. The glyph disappears after it is triggered. Uld’s Resting Place A detect magic spell reveals an aura of transmutation that emanates from one of the stone coffins on the underground
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
being seen by intruders. The best-defended sapphire dragon lairs have no easily accessible entrances or exits at all, and trespassers who do find their way inside must then contend with a maze of
dragon with an equally ancient hatred of beholders and their kin. After losing both parents to beholder attacks, he fled to the Lake of Steam in southern Faerûn. There, he discovered the resting place
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
altar (see the “Bones of St. Andral” section). Father Lucian Petrovich (LG male human priest) oversees the church and does his best to raise spirits. Assisting him is an orphan and altar boy named Yeska
vulnerable to attack by Strahd’s minions (see “St. Andral’s Feast” in the “Special Events” section at the end of this chapter). If the bones are returned to their resting place, St. Andral’s church once again becomes hallowed ground, as though the building was protected by a hallow spell.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
lets out a demonic hiss as a black cat darts out of the shadows, trying its best to avoid you. This familiar is searching for its mistress (a Barovian witch). It wants nothing to do with the
encountered only if the characters are moving about the castle (not resting); otherwise, treat this result as no encounter. You find a discarded toy—something no child could love. The toy has a slogan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
to find and serve white dragons, these kobolds adapted as best they can to the hostile climate. Their sensitive eyes appreciate sunless days and long, dark nights. They use wooden javelins as tools to
its heart while it is incapacitated in its resting place.
Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The vampire takes 20 radiant damage when it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, it has disadvantage on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
jackalweres or from a disturbance in the hideout, Korvala is expecting them. Otherwise, she is shocked but keeps her composure, silently assessing how to best take out the characters in a fight if it
. The trunks are lined with lead to ensure that the locate object spell cannot be used to find their contents: Trunk 1 contains Nidalia’s desiccated heart, wrapped in a black silk cloth and resting atop
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
of course meant dwarven) mines. I was in Trielta resting after my escape from Najara when just such an outbreak of “gold on the brain” (as the locals term it) occurred. Though most of those who come
hills lies the walled settlement of Hardbuckler. It is a town of mostly gnomes, with the occasional human, halfling, or half-elf among their number. It is one of the best-defended towns I’ve visited
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
castle’s defense. He is resting here when the characters first arrive at Lyn Armaal, doing his best to ignore the tiresome roars of the bronze dragon. Cressaro is blindly loyal to Sansuri and follows her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
side of the vessel is broken and slightly bowed, as if an immense weight had been resting on top of it.
When Arveiaturace climbs onto the Dark Duchess, she does so from the forecastle. Examination of
is the smiling face of a drow who wears an eye patch and a purple, wide-brimmed hat accented with a colorful feather plume. Elvish script around the circumference reads, “The Best Rum from Your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
remains on the sea. The crown does its best to make sure the roads are safe, but otherwise it is generally content to leave the monsters and vicious tribes of the wilds alone as long as they remain in
carries with it the risk of drawing Granny Nightshade’s attention. Each resting character must roll a d20. On a roll of 1, the character suffers horrible dreams that leave them marked by the forest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
1d4 rounds, as if affected by the polymorph spell. The snakes are compelled to attack any other creatures in the room. Treasure. In addition to opening the door, the key is worth 25 gp. RESTING
No
turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Otherwise, the creature shambles around for 1 minute. Treasure. Each of the zombies wears a silver necklace worth 10 gp. Resting on one of the slabs is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Nearly two dozen bedrolls are scattered across the floor of this dusty stone room. Some of the bedrolls have workers resting on them.
Four workers (commoners) rest in the room, along with any workers
gp each) and three bottles of fine wine (10 gp each). The remaining bottles hold common wine. X17: Treasury This room is lit by oil lamps resting atop two narrow tables. Other furnishings include a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
standing sarcophagi. Each sarcophagus lid bears a carving of a resting priest. A 10-foot-tall, armored figure with dwarf-like features patrols the room.
The figure is a clay golem maintains its vigil
resting place when they believed he died. The sarcophagus is empty. Thorgran faked his death to go on one last important journey; the characters can discover the historian’s true fate in chapter 7. Lever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Passphrase. Casivus tells the characters the passphrase to open the locked door inside the chamber northeast of here (area V16). The passphrase is “buried is best.” Casivus has no wish to leave this shrine or
otherwise empty room.
The door to this stairwell is locked with an Arcane Lock spell. Teremini, Akaazi, and Casivus know the door’s passphrase (“buried is best”). As an action, a character can try to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
courtesy of a Sequester spell. Nakari keeps dust and other detritus from accumulating on the slab and Yemi’s resting form. Yemi wears a glass key keepsake on a copper chain around her neck, and she gently
Rattle and thought it best to adopt them before they harmed themselves or someone else. The orphans are Neutral; they have bonded with their adoptive mother and don’t know what happened to their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
larger cages against the north wall. A wooden chest sits against the east wall near the biggest cage. Resting on the lid of the chest is a ring of keys.
A locked double door in the middle of the east
commands to the best of its ability. If the minotaur skeleton ever leaves the casino, it goes berserk and can’t be controlled by anyone, and the rod turns to dust. Treasure. Quentin wears nine gem-inlaid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
or magic items.” If released, Falaster helps the characters as best he can while staying out of harm’s way. Expecting that he might be caught, he obtained and memorized a floor plan of the dungeon
feet. Across from the crackling stove is a modest desk with a matching chair. Other furnishings include a small table and chair for dining, a bed, an iron chest resting at the foot of the bed, and two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
to Manshoon. At the moment, they are resting in the sanctum while awaiting orders from Manshoon. Green Flame Brazier. A detect magic spell or similar magic reveals an aura of evocation magic around
his followers expendable. The characters’ best chance of survival is to convince Manshoon that they can be cowed or bribed into working for him. Weary of his conflict with the Xanathar Guild, Manshoon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. An iron lever juts up from the floor next to the well, resting in a position that points it toward the door.
The well is 30 feet deep and contains a 10-foot-deep pool of corrosive acid that Stonky
skitterwidgets, which follow those commands to the best of their ability. The figures crawling on the floor are three Livestock cult fanatics who go by the names Pig Wheat (the halfling), Ram Sugar (the dragonborn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. Despite their best efforts, the firenewts have been unable to force the door or defeat the locks. Locked Door. The door’s upper lock is embedded in an adamantine frame resembling a stylized form of
takes more than twenty ingots. Resting atop one crate is a gauntlet made of gold and sized for an adult dwarf. The dwarves of Chult call it Moradin’s Gauntlet, and it’s customarily worn by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
party. When using the Random Encounter table below, roll once for travel during the day and once while the characters are resting at night. Or if you see an encounter that tickles your fancy, just run it
that might help them corner the market on potions of water breathing. The terms of the deal are up to you, but it’s best to start small. Once per month, the lizardfolk can meet the adventurers or